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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sailor's choice of entrance music: Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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288 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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192 cm
33
224 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Sailor misses.
Sailor stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sailor scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Sailor's front leg.
Sailor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sailor.
Da Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sailor's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Da Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sailor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Sailor.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sailor wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment.
Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sailor is on top in guard.
Sailor trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Da Silva working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sailor is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sailor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Sailor tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Sailor postures up.
Sailor trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sailor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sailor checks a leg kick.
Sailor misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Sailor down! Da Silva is looking to finish but Sailor is intelligently defending himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Da Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da Silva passes Sailor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Da Silva works his way into full mount!
Sailor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oooh a big shot lands for Da Silva! Sailor is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Santiago Da Silva!
Santiago Da Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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